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Here you'll find Japan and America's Bestselling Anime and Manga for this month. Here's the stats!
Japan's Bestselling Manga
1. One Piece * 18
Eiichiro Oda * Shueisha * 390 yen
2. Meitantei Conan * 31
Great Detective Conan
Gosho Aoyam * Shogakukan * 390 yen
3. Dramatic Irony (Fujisaki Ryu Tanpen-shu)
Ryu Fujisaki Short Story Collection
Ryu Fujisaki * Shueisha * 390 yen
4. Peach Girl * 10
Miwa Ueda * Kodansha * 390 yen
5. Love Hina * 11
Takeshi Akamatsu * Kodansha * 390 yen
6. Real * 1
Takehiko Inoue * Shueisha * 390 yen
7. Renai Catalog * 18
Masami Nagata * Shueisha * 390 yen
8. Good Morning Call * 8
Yue Takasuka * Shueisha * 390 yen
9. Clover
Toriko Kenno * Shueisha * 390 yen
10. Angelique * 7
Kairi Yura * Kadokawa * 520 yen

Japan's Bestselling Anime
1. Lupin Sensei: Cagliostro no Shiro
Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
Bueuna Vista Japan * 4700 yen
2. Kido Senshi Gundam: Gyakushyu no Char
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counter Attack
Bandai Visual * 6000 yen
3. Escaflowne DTS Limited Edition
Bandai Visual * 980 yen
4. Kido Senshi Gundam: F91
Mobile Suit Gundam: F91
Bandai Visual * 6000 yen
5. Shin Getta Robo-Tai Neo Getta Robo * Change 3
Change! True Getter Robo
Bandai Visual * 2800 yen
6. DiGi Charat * Vol. 5
King Record * 4700
7. Peter Pan
Buena Vista Japan * 4700 yen
8. X Driver Clip X Clip Plus Box
Bandai Visual * 3000 yen
9. Blood the Last Vampire Complete Box
Sony Visual Entertainment * 11800 yen
10. Vandread * Vol. 3
MFI * 5800

America's Bestselling Manga
1. Sailor Moon #33
Naoko Takeuchi * Tokyo Pop Press * US.95
2. Dragon Ball Z Part 4 #8
Akira Toriya * Viz Comics * US.95
3. Blade of the Immortal: Secrets #1
Hiroaki Samura * Dark Horse Comics * US.99
4. Gunsmith Cats: Mister V #10
Kenichi Sonoda * Dark Horse Comics * US.50
5. Dragon Ball Part 3, #14
Akira Toriyama * Viz Comics * US.95

America's Bestselling Anime
1. Robotech Macross Saga * Vol 1: First Contact
English DVD
ADV Films * US.98
2. Robotech Macross Saga * Vol. 2: Transformation
English DVD
ADV Films * US.98
3. Macross Saga 1: Robotech Legacy Set
English DVD
ADV Films * US.98
4. Mobile Suit Gundam: Vol. 1: The Battle Begins
English DVD
Bandai * US.98
5. Ruroouni Kenshin * Vol. 10: Between Life & Death
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95

Domestic Anime Releases

August 2001

8/14 Demon Beast Invasion 3 & 4
Bilingual DVD
Anime 18 * US.99
8/14 Demon Beast Invasion 5 & 6
English VHS
Anime 18 * US.99
8/14 Dragon Ball Z * Vol. 24: Freiza:
Clash
Bilingual DVD
FUNimation * US.95
8/14 Dragon Rider * Vol. 1
Subtitled VHS
Kitty Media * US.95
8/14 Fencer of Minerva: The Tempest
Bilingual DVD
Anime 18 * US.99
8/14 Hand Maid May * Vol. 1: Maid to
Order
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Pioneer * US.98/.98
8/14 Magic Users Club * Vol. 3:
Believe in Yourself
English VHS/Subtitled
VHS/Bilingual DVD
Anime Works *
US.95/.95/.95
8/14 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
* Vol. 2: The Dark Kingdom
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
ADV Films * US.95/.98
8/14 New Bi Boss (Live-Action)
English VHS/English DVD
Tokyo Shock * US.95/.95
8/14 NieA_7 * Vol. 1: Poor Girl Blues
Bilingual DVD
Pioneer * US.98
8/14 Parasite Eve (Live-Action)
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
ADV Films * US.98/.98
8/14 Patlabor: Mobile Police
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
U.S. Manga Corps *
US.99/.99
8/14 RG Veda
Bilingual DVD
U.S. Manga Corps * US.99
8/14 Sailor Moon S * Vol. 7: The
Secret Revealed
English VHS (ecited or
uncut)/Subtitled VHS
Pioneer * US.98/.98/.98
8/14 Sailor Moon S TV Series * Heart
Collection 4
Bilingual DVD
Pioneer * US.98
8/14 Tokyo Private Complete
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Kitty Media * US.95/.95
8/14 Very Private Lesson
Enlish VHS/Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95/24.95
8/14 Voogies Angel
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.98
8/21 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
Oni Box
English VHS/Subtitled VHS
Pioneer * US.98/.98
8/21 Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's
Beginning
Bilingual DVD
ADV Films * US.98
8/21 Ranma 1/2 Random Rhapsody *
Vol. 4: The Demon from Jusenkyo
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
8/28 Battle of the Planets * Vol. 1
English VHS/DVD
Rhino Video * US.95/.95
8/29 Battle of the Planets * Vol. 2
English DVD
Rhino Video * US.95
8/28 Blood, the Last Vampire
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Manga Entertainment *
US.95/.95
8/28 Ceres, Celestial Legend * Vol. 2:
Past Unfound
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Viz Video * US.95/.95
8/28 Creatures From the Abyss (Live-
Action)
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95/.95
8/28 Dragon Ball Z * Vol. 56: Babidi:
Battle Royal
English VHS (edited or uncut)
FUNimation * US.95/.95
8/28 Dragon Ball Z * Vol. 57: Babidi:
Descent
English VHS (edited or uncut)
FUNimation * US.95/.95
8/28 Moon Over Tao (Live-Action)
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Tokyo Shock * US.95/.95
8/28 Magic Knight Rayearth: Daybreak
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95
8/28 Magic Knight Rayearth: Midnight
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95
8/28 Magic Knight Rayearth: Noon
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95
8/28 Magic Knight Rayearth: Sunrise
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95
8/28 Magic Knight Rayearth: Twilight
Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95
8/28 Martian Successor Nadesico * Vol.
6: Endgame
Biligual DVD
ADV Films * US.98
8/28 Oh My Goddess! Vol 2:
Evergreen Holy Night
Bilingual DVD
AnimEIgo * US.95
8/28 Puppet Princess
English VHS/Bilingual DVD
Anime Works * US.95